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Conservative management with initial observation may be noninferior to immediate interventional management for carefully selected patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Conservative Tx for Spontaneous Pneumothorax Seems Noninferior

Modest but statistically fragile evidence suggests noninferiority to prompt interventional management
Nitrite consumption is associated with an increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Nitrite Consumption May Up Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Nitrite intake linked to carcinogenicity leading to NHL, development of diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Comorbidities increase the rate of all-cause

Comorbidities Tied to Higher Rates of All-Cause Admissions in MS Patients

But comorbidities not associated with increased hospitalizations related to multiple sclerosis
For postmenopausal women with colorectal cancer (CRC)

Social Support Linked to Mortality in Older Women With CRC

Low and moderate perceived social support linked to higher mortality in postmenopausal women with CRC
The United States spends substantially more than any other wealthy nation on health care

U.S. Spends More on Health Care, but Has Worse Life Expectancy

Compared with 10 other wealthy nations, U.S. has lower life expectancy, higher suicide rates
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy may promote long-term benefits in terms of reductions in anxiety

Benefits of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy May Be Lasting

Reductions in anxiety, depression in cancer-related psychiatric distress sustained at 3.2 and 4.5 years
Obesity does not necessarily induce or contribute to familial psoriasis

Familial Psoriasis May Not Be Tied to Obesity

Patients with familial psoriasis were younger, had a lower BMI at diagnosis versus nonfamilial psoriasis
Sleep quality is associated with mood state

Disability, Quality of Life, Mood May Affect Sleep in IBD Patients

No associations seen between sleep quality and active or inactive IBD state, ongoing treatment
A nationalized kidney paired donation program results in equivalent outcomes compared with control living kidney donor transplant

Outcomes Positive With National Kidney Paired Donation Program

Graft failure, mortality no different for National Kidney Registry, control living donor transplant recipients
Obese individuals undergoing bariatric surgery have improvement in dyspnea

Patients Have Less Dyspnea After Bariatric Surgery for Obesity

Dyspnea score change positively linked to air trapping extent change, end-expiratory tracheal shape change